Digital entrepreneurship is a fast and exciting landscape in the MENA region, and in the GCC particularly. Startups across the region have huge scaling potential as evidenced by the growth in investments from leading corporate ventures over the past few months.

Dubai is the region’s unchallenged leader when it comes to nurturing this entrepreneurial ecosystem with the right infrastructure and regulation. The emirate plans to become the capital of the region’s digital economy by 2020.

A large portion of the ArabNet Digital Summit 2015 in Dubai (May 27-28) is geared towards the entrepreneurship track. In parallel with a showcase of the latest cutting-edge practices in technology and e-business, the conference’s Startup and DistroCamp tracks will create a stimulating environment for startups and investors from the region and beyond.

Why You Should Attend

Catch up with the most recent developments in the MENA startup ecosystem

Find out about new VCs in the market, and large corporations beginning to invest in startups. Learn from successful entrepreneurs about what it takes to expand into the region’s key markets and plan for your growth or exit.

Meet top investors and exchange perspectives with like-minded entrepreneurs

Take advantage of the improved speed networking track to quickly touch base with entrepreneurs, investors, partners, and suppliers, then open up new opportunities.

Learn how to growth-hack your startup from Silicon Valley’s best “500Startups”

Mathew G. Johnson and Tammy Camp, partners at global leading tech investor, 500Startups, will run the DistroCamp. The goal of this exclusive new workshop track is to make sure your startup survives after launch, and help you focus on your distribution and marketing.

Confirmed International Investors and Accelerators

Bakhrom Ibragimov, Technology Investments CEEMEA, EBRD

Pavel Terentiev - Partner, AddVenture

Mathew G. Johnson - Partner, 500 Startups

Dilyan Dimitrov - Founder, Eleven Startup Accelerator

Naz Ozertugrul - VP, Atomico

Ligaya Tichy - Angel Investor, 37 Angels + By/Association

Pamir Gelenbe - Partner, HummingBird Ventures

Pavel Terentiev - Partner, AddVenture

Jędrzej Iwaszkiewicz - Head of Business Development, D-RAFT Accelerator